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Izu Langberg

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Izu Langberg
son of Hirsh and Gitel
born in: Vaslui,Romania
in: 07/12/1903
Military Service: Rhodesia
Commandoes
Passed away in Cape Town, South Africa
in: 04/11/1979

Biography

Izu Langberg (7 December 1903 Vaslui, Romania - 4 November 1979 Cape Town, South Africa) was the son of Hirsh Langberg and Gitel Langberg. He was educated at High College of Commerce, Bucharest, Rumania. He went to South Africa in 1930. He married Cire Feldman (1907-1999) in 1942 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and they had two children. The family lived in Bulawayo. He was a Director of Company and was involved in ranching. He subsequently lived in Cape Town.
During World War Two he served in the Commando Troop, Rhodesia from 1940 to 1945.

Sources:
1. South African Jewry 1976-77 Edition. A Survey of the Jewish Community; Its Contributions to South Africa; Directory of Communal Institutions; and a Who's Who of Leading Personalities Feldberg Leon (Editor) Langberg Izu page 243-4.
2. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/107843287/person/230062474399/facts
3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DRH-5LTG.